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You know what I mean. The USA, which the poster is defending. It doesn't really matter what his nationality is.

cm2012 3y ago
The Dominican Republic is on the same damn island, also had a colonial history, had the same GDP per capita as Haiti until 1970, but now has 10x the GDP per capita as Haiti.
- sgjohnson 3y ago
  The Dominicans had it even worse, as they also had to fight for their independence from... Haiti. But yeah, sure, let’s blame everything on the former colonial powers.
- pastacacioepepe 3y ago
  The USA are still meddling in Haiti[0], so don't discount their role into Haiti's current situation. > The Dominican Republic is on the same damn island, also had a colonial history Not just any colonial history: the USA invaded the Dominican Republic as well. Crazy how they can't refrain themselves from doing it over and over. Now, comparing Haiti and Dominican Republic solely on the basis that both are on the same island and had a colonial history is too much of a simplification to mean anything, and to be fair verges on racist conclusions. Almost like you're implying that Haitians are inherently worse than Dominicans. - 0: https://www.npr.org/sections/money/2021/10/05/1042518732/-the-greatest-heist-in-history-how-haiti-was-forced-to-pay-reparations-for-freed https://www.npr.org/sections/money/2021/10/05/1042518732/-th...
karaterobot 3y ago
The poster was only saying there was no real way for the U.S. to do anything without being condemned in this situation. Ironically, you jumped on them for even saying that. So, it's damned if you do, damned if you don't, and damned if you observe that you're in a no-win situation. No wonder people get defensive.
- pastacacioepepe 3y ago
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  - jnsaff2 3y ago
    Yet you can't keep your hands away from Ukraine.
rowanG077 3y ago
You blamed a person for something they did not do. I'm really not sure what you meant here. It seems to me like you are purposely trying to poison the conversation.

cm2012 3y ago

The Dominican Republic is on the same damn island, also had a colonial history, had the same GDP per capita as Haiti until 1970, but now has 10x the GDP per capita as Haiti.

sgjohnson 3y ago
The Dominicans had it even worse, as they also had to fight for their independence from... Haiti. But yeah, sure, let’s blame everything on the former colonial powers.
pastacacioepepe 3y ago
The USA are still meddling in Haiti[0], so don't discount their role into Haiti's current situation. > The Dominican Republic is on the same damn island, also had a colonial history Not just any colonial history: the USA invaded the Dominican Republic as well. Crazy how they can't refrain themselves from doing it over and over. Now, comparing Haiti and Dominican Republic solely on the basis that both are on the same island and had a colonial history is too much of a simplification to mean anything, and to be fair verges on racist conclusions. Almost like you're implying that Haitians are inherently worse than Dominicans. - 0: https://www.npr.org/sections/money/2021/10/05/1042518732/-the-greatest-heist-in-history-how-haiti-was-forced-to-pay-reparations-for-freed https://www.npr.org/sections/money/2021/10/05/1042518732/-th...

karaterobot 3y ago

The poster was only saying there was no real way for the U.S. to do anything without being condemned in this situation. Ironically, you jumped on them for even saying that. So, it's damned if you do, damned if you don't, and damned if you observe that you're in a no-win situation. No wonder people get defensive.

pastacacioepepe 3y ago
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- jnsaff2 3y ago
  Yet you can't keep your hands away from Ukraine.

rowanG077 3y ago

You blamed a person for something they did not do. I'm really not sure what you meant here. It seems to me like you are purposely trying to poison the conversation.